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Interpretable Hybrid-Rule Temporal Point Processes

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Cao, Yunyang
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Lin, Juekai
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Hongye Wang
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Wenhao Li
金博 (Bo Jin) *
DOI:10.1007/978-3-032-06066-2_26delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Temporal Point Processes (TPPs) are widely used for modeling event sequences in various medical domains, such as disease onset prediction, progression analysis, and clinical decision support. Although TPPs effectively capture temporal dynamics, their lack of interpretability remains a critical challenge. Recent advancements have introduced interpretable TPPs. However, these methods fail to incorporate numerical features, thereby limiting their ability to generate precise predictions. To address this issue, we propose Hybrid-Rule Temporal Point Processes (HRTPP), a novel framework that integrates temporal logic rules with numerical features, improving both interpretability and predictive accuracy in event modeling. HRTPP comprises three key components: basic intensity for intrinsic event likelihood, rule-based intensity for structured temporal dependencies, and numerical feature intensity for dynamic probability modulation. To effectively discover valid rules, we introduce a two-phase rule mining strategy with Bayesian optimization. To evaluate our method, we establish a multi-criteria assessment framework, incorporating rule validity, model fitting, and temporal predictive accuracy. Experimental results on real-world medical datasets demonstrate that HRTPP outperforms state-of-the-art interpretable TPPs in terms of predictive performance and clinical interpretability. In case studies, the rules extracted by HRTPP explain the disease progression, offering valuable contributions to medical diagnosis. The supplementary material is available at https://github.com/yy-c/HRTPP0.
Keywords:
Temporal point processes
Interpretability
Event sequence modeling
Logic rules

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MACHINE LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY IN DATABASES. RESEARCH TRACK, ECML PKDD 2025, PT III
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tongji university
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7.7W
Papers: 5.9W
Citations: 98